refine
英[rɪ'faɪn]
美[rɪ'faɪn]
英英释意
- 1. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;
- "refine one's style of writing"
- 2. make more complex, intricate, or richer;
- "refine a design or pattern"
- 3. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition;
- "refine paper stock"
- "refine pig iron"
- "refine oil"
- 4. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities;
- "refine sugar"
- 5. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying;
- "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"
- 6. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of;
- "refine a method of analysis"
- "refine the constant in the equation"